Possible engineer was filtering the places he would want to work at.
Any place that fires me for calling bullshit — I would not want to work at anyway. Sayonara!
Yep, when I'm doubting whether I should do something at my job, I think "I wouldn't want to work for a company where this got me in trouble". Fortunately, it never has.
Or maybe... don't be a brilliant jerk
Or maybe... Don't be a jerk
But likely, it's hard to find an adequate management.
Some people interpret a "no" as "the guy saying no is a jerk". Don't be this kind.